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Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first Winter Olympics in 1924, while the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup has been held since 1983. Many Nordic combined competitions use the Gundersen method, where placement in the ski jumping segment results in time (dis)advantages added to the contestant's total in the cross-country skiing segment.
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial Nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship events include Nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and Nordic combined. From 1924 to 1939, the World Championships were held every year, including the Winter Olympics. After World War II, the World Championships were held every four years from 1950 to 1982. Since 1985, the World Championships have been held in odd-numbered years.
At the 1972 Winter Olympics, ten Nordic skiing events were contested – seven cross-country skiing events, two ski jumping events, and one Nordic combined event.
At the 1976 Winter Olympics, ten Nordic skiing events were contested – seven cross-country skiing events, two ski jumping events, and one Nordic combined event.
At the 1980 Winter Olympics, ten Nordic skiing events were contested – seven cross-country skiing events, two ski jumping events, and one Nordic combined event.
At the 1984 Winter Olympics, eleven Nordic skiing events were contested – eight cross-country skiing events, two ski jumping events, and one Nordic combined event.
At the 1988 Winter Olympics, thirteen Nordic skiing events were contested – eight cross-country skiing events, three ski jumping events, and two Nordic combined events. The team competitions in ski jumping and Nordic combined were new events for these Games.
At the 1994 Winter Olympics, fifteen Nordic skiing events were contested – ten cross-country skiing events, three ski jumping events, and two Nordic combined events. The program of events was unchanged from the previous Games two years earlier.
At the 1998 Winter Olympics, fifteen Nordic skiing events were contested – ten cross-country skiing events, three ski jumping events, and two Nordic combined events.
At the 2002 Winter Olympics, eighteen Nordic skiing events were contested – twelve cross-country skiing events, three ski jumping events, and three Nordic combined events.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics, eighteen Nordic skiing events were contested – twelve cross-country skiing events, three ski jumping events, and three Nordic combined events.
The Nordic combined events have been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since 1924. The first competition involved 18 km cross-country skiing, followed by ski jumping.
Switzerland was the host nation for the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. The lone bronze medal won in men's ice hockey remains the lowest output by a host nation at a modern Olympic games.
Poland competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Italy competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
The men's team large hill/4 x 5 km Nordic combined competition for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on 23 February. The Austrian team of Michael Gruber, Christoph Bieler, Felix Gottwald, and Mario Stecher were the defending Olympic champions. Gruber retired after the 2007-08 season. Gottwald originally retired after the 2006-07 World Cup season, but came out of retirement in May 2009 to compete for the 2009-10 World Cup season including the 2010 Games. The defending world champions were the Japanese team of Yūsuke Minato, Taihei Kato, Akito Watabe, and Norihito Kobayashi. The last World Cup event prior to the 2010 Games in this format took place on 12 December 2009 in Harrachov, Czech Republic, but that event was cancelled on 4 December 2009 to warm weather and lack of snow. A team normal hill event took place prior to the 2010 Winter Games in Schonach, Germany on 24 January 2010 and was won by the German team of Georg Hettich, Eric Frenzel, Björn Kircheisen, and Tino Edelmann.
Johannes Rydzek is a German nordic combined skier. He became Olympic champion on the large hill in 2018 and won six World Champion titles at the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2015 and 2017.
At the 2014 Winter Olympics, nineteen Nordic skiing events were contested – twelve cross-country skiing events, four ski jumping events, and three Nordic combined events.
Poland competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway from 12 to 21 February 2016. The Polish Olympic Committee revealed the team on 18 January 2016.
At the 2018 Winter Olympics, nineteen Nordic skiing events were contested – twelve cross-country skiing events, four ski jumping events, and three Nordic combined events.
References
- ↑ "Cross Country Skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics". Olympedia . Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "Ski Jumping at the 2010 Winter Olympics". Olympedia . Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "Nordic Combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics". Olympedia . Retrieved 22 November 2024.
